The Sunshine City
The Sunshine City – Saint Petersburg, Florida – an attractive place to live in
We moved to Florida in the early spring of year 2002 and the first destination to check out was Tampa. Since we loved to have beaches nearby and the city of Tampa seemed to have pretty much ocean water around. The next morning after our arrival I bought a detailed map of the city and for my big surprise I did not find beaches almost anywhere on Tampa Bay. So, that was the end of our search for a new place to live in here.
This is how we went on south and stopped in Sarasota – nice and clean city with some of the finest beaches.
During the winter of 2002/2003 while watching the weather forecast on the TV one thing caught my attention. Anytime the temperature showed for Saint Petersburg, which is 40 miles north of Sarasota, was up to several degrees higher than in Sarasota.
Then we decided to take a day or two and visit Saint Petersburg.
…. and we ended up in one one of the most beautiful places in Florida to make it our new home.
Saint Petersburg is situated at the southern part of Pinellas Peninsula, on Florida West Coast.
St.Pete Google map
Surrounded by the waters of Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico the city has 244 miles shoreline and intracoastal waterways.
This perfect location also determines the very specific climate conditions – constant breeze cooling down the land summertime and mild winter.
The name Sunshine City comes from one very impressive record in Guinness World Record Book – most consecutive days of sunshine – 768 days that began in 1967.
With its many parks and some of the nicest beaches Saint Petersburg is an ideal place for sport and outdoor recreation.
Some information can be found at the city’s web site St. Pete
Topic to be continued on this blog with facts, information and photos from our home city – Saint Petersburg.
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